Martin Zimmerman
Martín Zimmerman is an American bilingual playwright.
Zimmerman grew up speaking both languages. He attended Duke University, graduating with a BS summa cum laude in theater studies and economics. He later attended University of Texas at Austin and received a MFA in playwriting.
Works
Plays
- Teen Superhero Squad
- The Trial of Winter
- Three Movements
- In the Event of Capture
- White Tie Ball
- Seven Spots on the Sun
- The Solid Sand Below
- Coffee, Olive and Everything Between
- Foreign Tongue
- Let Me Count the Ways
- Stranger
- On the Exhale
- The Making of a Modern Folk Hero
- ''Simona's Search''
Television
- Narcos
- Blood & Oil
- Ozark
- Puerta 7
- ''Surface''
Recognition
- Terrence McNally New Play Award
- Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award Citation
- Humanitas Prize New Voices Award 2013
- McKnight Advancement Grant 2013
- Sky Cooper New American Play Prize 2013
- Carl Djerassi Playwriting Fellowship
- National New Play Network Smith Prize
- Alliance of Latino Theater Artists Artist of the Month
Venues
- Goodman Theater- Chicago, IL
- Cincinnati Playhouse In the Park- Cincinnati, OH
- Oregon Shakespeare Festival- Ashland, OR
- La Jolla Playhouse- San Diego, CA
- Roundabout Underground- NYC, NY
- New York Theatre Workshop- NYC, NY
- Victory Gardens Theater- Chicago, IL
- Philadelphia Theatre Company- Philadelphia, PA
- Marin Theatre Company- San Francisco, CA
- The Playwrights' Center- Minneapolis, MN
- Alliance Theatre- Atlanta, GA
- A.C.T.
- PlayPenn- Philadelphia, PA
- Icicle Creek Theatre Festival- Leavenworth, WA
- American Theater Company- Chicago, IL
- The Theatre @ Boston Court
- Chicago Dramatists
- Primary Stages- NYC, NY
- Teatro Vista- Chicago, IL
- Seven Devils Playwrights Conference
- Illinois Shakespeare Festival- Bloomington, IL
- Borderlands Theater - Tucson, AZ
- Source Festival- Washington DC
- The Gift Theatre- Chicago, IL
- Duke University- Durham, NC
- The University of Texas- Austin
- Red Tape Theatre- Chicago, IL